2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball | |
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
2014–15 record | 12–19 (4–14 WCC) |
Head coach | Ron Verlin (2nd year) |
Assistant coach | Adam Jacobsen |
Assistant coach | Calvin Byrd |
Assistant coach | Dwight Young |
Home arena | Alex G. Spanos Center |
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Ron Verlin. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to San Francisco.
Previous Season
The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Trevin Harris | 1 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Kingwood, TX | Graduated |
Sama Taku | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
Spencer Llewellyn | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Graduate transfer to San Franisco State |
Andrew Bock | 12 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Rialto, CA | Graduated |
Khalil Kelley | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Graduated |
Aaron Short | 15 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Reno, NV | Transferred |
Ross Rivera | 20 | G | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Visalia, CA | Graduated |
Tony Gill | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Roseville, CA | Graduated |
Tim Thomas | 42 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Sheridan, WY | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Alec Kobre | 3 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Santa Rosa, CA | Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College. |
Dulani Robinson | 5 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. |
Cole Currie | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | La Crescenta, CA | Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Eric Thompson | 12 | F | 6'8" | 270 | Junior | Pontiac, MI | Junior college transfer from Saddleback College. |
Sami Eleraky | 35 | C | 7'0" | 242 | Sophomore | Aalborg, Denmark | Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. |
Recruiting Class of 2014
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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D.J. Ursery G |
Encino, California | Crespi Carmlite | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 18, 2013 | |
Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
Kaleb Warner F |
Seattle, Washington | Mercer Island | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 16, 2013 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
Jacob Lampkin F |
Clyde Hill, Washington | O'Dea | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 16, 2013 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Ilias Theodorou F |
Athens, Greece | St. John's Northwestern Military | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 13, 2014 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: nr | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Recruiting Class of 2015
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Anthony Townes F |
Modesto, California | Modesto Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jan 7, 2014 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2014 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Sonoma State | W 83–62 | |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,424) Stockton, CA | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 5:00 PM |
at Western Illinois | W 73–71 | 1–0 |
Western Hall (1,323) Macomb, IL | |||||||
11/16/2014* 3:00 PM |
at UC Irvine | L 50–68 | 1–1 |
Bren Events Center (1,783) Irvine, CA | |||||||
11/20/2014 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Pacific Union | W 81–56 | 2–1 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,743) Stockton, CA | |||||||
11/23/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N |
vs. Washington Marv Harshman Classic |
L 69–76 | 2–2 |
KeyArena (2,512) Seattle, WA | |||||||
11/26/2014* 8:30 PM, CBSSN |
at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals |
W 71–62 | 3–2 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,973) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/28/2014* 8:30 PM, CBSSN |
vs. Colorado State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals |
L 64–75 | 3–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,903) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/29/2014* 8:00 PM, CBSSN |
vs. Mercer Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game |
W 55–48 | 4–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (3,110) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Cal State East Bay | W 80–51 | 5–3 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,704) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/06/2014* 7:05 PM |
at Idaho State | W 68–62 | 6–3 |
Holt Arena (1,554) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
12/14/2014* 5:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Western Michigan | L 72–80 | 6–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/18/2014* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Nevada | W 69–65 | 7–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Fresno State | W 68–71 | 8–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/27/2014 3:00 PM, CSNCA |
San Francisco | L 71–77 | 8–5 (0–1) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/29/2014 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Santa Clara | L 40–57 | 8–6 (0–2) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/01/2015 1:00 PM, TWCSN |
at Loyola Marymount | W 77–63 | 9–6 (1–2) |
Gersten Pavilion (1,061) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/03/2015 5:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at Pepperdine | L 61–71 | 9–7 (1–3) |
Firestone Fieldhouse (905) Malibu, CA | |||||||
01/10/2015 8:00 PM, CSN BAY |
Saint Mary's | L 47–54 | 9–8 (1–4) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/15/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
BYU | L 80–93 | 9–9 (1–5) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,626) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/17/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
San Diego | W 59–57 | 10–9 (2–5) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv |
at Portland | L 69–72 | 10–10 (2–6) |
Chiles Center (1,244) Portland, OR | |||||||
01/24/2015 5:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv |
at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 60–91 | 10–11 (2–7) |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/29/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Pepperdine | L 43–50 | 10–12 (2–8) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/31/2015 1:00 PM, CSNCA |
Loyola Marymount | L 71–76 OT | 10–13 (2–9) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/07/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at Saint Mary's | L 58–73 | 10–14 (2–10) |
McKeon Pavilion (3,081) Moraga, CA | |||||||
02/12/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at San Diego | L 48–68 | 10–15 (2–11) |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774) San Diego, CA | |||||||
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, BYUtv |
at BYU | L 59–84 | 10–16 (2–12) |
Marriott Center (16,202) Provo, UT | |||||||
02/19/2015 8:00 PM, CSN BAY |
No. 3 Gonzaga | L 74–86 | 10–17 (2–13) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (5,672) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Portland | W 79–77 OT | 11–17 (3–13) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/26/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at Santa Clara | W 64–57 | 12–17 (4–13) |
Leavey Center (1,110) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
02/28/2015 7:00 PM, CSN BAY |
at San Francisco | L 55–65 | 12–18 (4–14) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2015 6:00 PM, BYUtv |
vs. San Francisco First round |
L 58–62 | 12–19 |
Orleans Arena (7,110) Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |